Sometimes it’s really difficult to deal with the older generation.
I don’t like to cast this judgment on everyone, because I’m sure there are plenty of older folks who are extremely capable and technologically savvy.
However, my family members are not those people. Every time someone is having a minor issue with any sort of technology, they want help but also refuse to listen to the advice that I gave. Recently, this is what was happening with my uncle when his central HVAC system broke down. He had the central cooling system installed in his house about 10 years ago. At that time, every home appliance that you purchased came with a sturdy manual which was supposed to provide all details for troubleshooting and repairing the expensive equipment. Of course, my uncle had misplaced his air conditioning user manual a decade earlier. He wanted my help and troubleshooting the AC problems, and I was more than happy to lend a hand with his air quality conundrum. The problem was, he refused to listen to everything that I said because I didn’t have the AC user manual. No matter how many times I told him that Google was able to provide the answer to these air conditioning issues, he didn’t believe me. I tried to show him that I had looked up the exact same user manual for his cooling device online, but he insisted that it couldn’t be the same thing. After a few hours of this I gave up and went back home to enjoy my own air conditioning system. My uncle eventually called out a central heating and cooling technician to repair the broken AC unit. Wouldn’t you know, the expert HVAC technician pulled out his phone and used Google to find all the system information he needed.